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Pheresis — (pronounced as fur ee sis) is a special kind of blood donation by which specific components of the blood can be separated. It came from a Greek word meaning to take away or separate . By this method, the blood components like plasma, erythrocytes … Wikipedia

Pheresis — Procedure in which the blood is filtered, separated, and a portion retained, with the remainder being returned to the individual. There are various types of pheresis. In leukapheresis, the leukocytes (white blood cells) are removed. In… … Medical dictionary

pheresis — noun a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion • Syn: ↑apheresis • Derivationally related forms: ↑apheretic (for: ↑apheresis) •… … Useful english dictionary

pheresis — A procedure in which blood is collected, part of the blood such as platelets or white blood cells is taken out, and the rest of the blood is returned to the donor. Also called apheresis … English dictionary of cancer terms

Apheresis — The process of removing a specific component from blood and returning the remaining components to the donor, in order to collect more of one particular part of the blood than could be separated from a unit of whole blood. Also called hemapheresis … Medical dictionary

apheresis — noun, plural (aphereses) Etymology: from apheresis (as in plasmapheresis) Date: 1977 withdrawal of blood from a donor s body, removal of one or more blood components (as plasma, platelets, or white blood cells), and transfusion of the remaining… … New Collegiate Dictionary